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  • Title: A novel mutation in the last exon of ATRX in a patient with alpha-thalassemia myelodysplastic syndrome.
    Author: Costa DB, Fisher CA, Miller KB, Pihan GA, Steensma DP, Gibbons RJ, Higgs DR.
    Journal: Eur J Haematol; 2006 May; 76(5):432-5, 453. PubMed ID: 16480427.
    Abstract:
    We describe a patient with acquired alpha-thalassemia myelodysplastic syndrome (ATMDS). A previously healthy 66-year-old man presented with hemoglobin of 9.3 g/dL, mean corpuscular volume 59 fL, and a bone marrow aspirate with increased erythroid precursors and hypolobulated megakaryocytes. Hemoglobin H inclusions were seen in most red cells after 1% brilliant cresyl blue supravital stain of the peripheral blood. At the molecular level, we identified of a novel mutation in the most 3' exon of the ATRX gene (CGA-->TGA substitution in codon 2407) resulting in a premature termination codon (p.R2407X). This case provides further evidence for a link between ATRX mutations and ATMDS, and suggests a possible role for the conserved Q-box element in ATRX function.
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